I bought a used routed standard Woz. The monkey mech was noisy and per LTG, I put some white lithium grease on it and and it made it quiet. I don’t think this is a long term solution unless you wipe it clean and reapply every couple of years. Not an issue for me as is, but ymmv...

Manufacturers will make whatever they want and what the market will bear.

We did a tour of the Stern factory when they were just starting the AC/DC prem vaults. I asked our tour guide (a well known personality) if they were going to remake the LUCI edition. “It will Never happen” he said, “Yeah, sure thing bucko”, I thought, so I saved my money and wouldn’t you know, I bought the NIB Luci Vault 6 months later.

If you need the monkey mech now, buy used. Otherwise only a foolish company would remove the mech permanently...